While there is some forward progress on this front, likely more than is publicly known, it's still very hush hush. Movie releases and episodic content won't be available in 8K until filmmakers and studios start shooting in 8K. The elephant in the room for any new format is Hollywood. It's still early days on that front, with ATSC 3.0 rolling out one or two channels at a time in major cities across the country, but it's the one bright spot when it comes to 8K TVs getting proper UHD programming.

The ATSC 3.0 standard (also called NextGenTV) includes the ability to send 4K signal over the air, and theoretically can handle 8K resolution as well. Oddly enough, the best bet for traditional TV providers might be over the air broadcasts. With relatively few channels offering 4K content, and some common set top boxes not even equipped to handle 4k resolution, these legacy players might not be the place to look for leadership in 8K support. Most 4K support winds up being streaming through common services like Netflix. But there's not much to speak of – DirectTV has a few dedicated 4K channels, while Dish and Comcast mostly offer 4K only for On Demand movies. The future of 8K: Cable, satellite and broadcastĭespite the growth of streaming, cable and satellite is still a major distribution channel for content, particularly at higher resolutions.

Black Friday TV deals: great early sales.(For a broader discussion of the topic, check out 8K TVs: What can you actually watch in 8K?) A quick rundown of the state of 8K content highlights the dearth of content using the higher resolution.

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